CHINA Bishop Huo Cheng of Fenyang dies

Vatican says China breached secret agreement – UCA News

“The Holy See noted with surprise and regret the news of the ‘installation ceremony’” of Bishop John Peng Weizhao of

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PHILIPPINES Post-pandemic employment grows in the Philippines

In September, unemployment dropped to 5 per cent. However, this is due to high levels of underemployment as well as

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PHILIPPINES The Philippines’s fertility rate has dropped below 2.1 children per woman

The Philippines is another Asian country with a negative replacement fertility rate; however, many years will pass before its population

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HONG KONG – CHINA Bishop Chow: The national security law must define clear boundaries

In an interview with a Jesuit publication, Hong Kong’s Catholic bishop speaks about the wounds left by the 2019 protests

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Archbishop Poblete’s Missionary Journey to Cavite – Unam Sanctam Catholicam

When the Spaniards began their conquest of the Philippines in 1565, they found a deeply stratified society. It was a

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SRI LANKA No Mass for Card Ranjith on Independence Day

The archbishop has decided to boycott celebrations in protest against the government. The sacristan of the church in Borella, where

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PAKISTAN Christian man jailed for blasphemy has life in prison commuted to the death penalty

Zafar Bhatti has been in prison since 2012. Despite his claims of innocence, a judge who reviewed the Christian man’s

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SYRIA Damascus, Archbishop Nassar: Christian families ‘heroic amid endless suffering

In his Christmas message, the Maronite archbishop recalls 11 years of war, sanctions, misery and migration. The commitment of the

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CHINA Wenzhou authorities detain Bishop Shao Zhumin again

Officially, the cleric was taken away on “vacation”. He is often subjected to brainwashing to push him to join the

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